Pile and method of forming the same.



PATENTED JAN. l, 1907.

A. A. RAYMOND. PILE AND METHOD 0F FORMING THE SAME.

APPLICATION FILED SEPT. 3. 1902.

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`ALFRED A. RAYMOND, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, ASSIGNOR TO RAYMOND CONCRETEPILE COMPANY. OF JERSEY CITY, NEW JERSEY, A COR-l PORATION OF NEWJERSEY.

PILE AND METHOD OF FORMING THE SAME.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented J' an. 1, 1907.

Application filed September 3, V1902. Serial No. 121,985.

lhave invented certain new and useful Improvements in Piles and Methodof Forming the Same, of which the following is a specification. l

My invention relates to piles or foundations made from cement, concrete,or the like; and it consists of a new and useful method or process offorming piles of this character, (which method will be readilyunderstood from the description and drawings,) and also consists of thenew pile resulting from the practice of such method.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a section of a series ofshell-'sections and tip employed and representing lone Iof the firststeps of the process, and Figs. 2 and 3 similar views representingsubsequent .steps in the formation of the concrete pile.

In the present instance I have illustrated the sinking of the pile bymeans of a fluid-j et, and I will for convenience, therefore, describemy method or process in connection with such manner of sinking the pile.

As herein shown, a pipe A, forming a conveying-passage, is rovided atits lower end with a tip B, whic is more or less pointed yand has atapering jet-onomng a, forming a nozzle, although thejmzzle proper maybe formed on the end of the pipe itself. This tip may be connected to orformed upon the end of the pipe, so that it constitutes practically anintegral part thereof, so as to perform the desired purposes.

The pipe and ti are set at the point where it is desired to simil( orform the pile, and the same are surrounded by a series of concentrictapering shell-sections C, D, E, andF, more or less in number accordingto the desired length of the ile. These shell-sections are temporary inc aracter,.like those of my prior patent, No. 700,707, dated May 20,1902, being made of suitable materialsuch as, sheet metal, papier-mch,fiber, and the like. f

The lower end of the innermost shell-section C is ofthe same diameter asthe top face of the tip-B, which is in thepresent instance cut vback asto its upper edge to| form a shoulder b, sothat the end ,of-,thisinneror first suc with the outer surface of the tip, as clearly shown in thedrawings.

The different shell-sections are of such diameter and so related thatthey are capable of forming a continuous-tapering shell or tubewhenlongitudinally extended or distributed, and to this end the diameterof the upper end of the inner or first shell-section C is slightlygreater than the diameterof the lower end of the second shell-section D,and so on, in order to rovide for interlocking engagement ofshell-sections. A Assuming the parts to be in the relative positionshown in Fig. 1, the fluid-jet through the pipe A is started and thesoil below the tip thereby displaced,` causing a sinking of such pipeand its tip, as well as of the innermost `s ell-section C, resting onsuch tip. Preliminarily to the starting of the jet the firstshell-section C fnay be :filled with cement or concrete or othersuitable filling, or such filling may be done simultaneously with thesinking of the tip B and shell-section C, or such filling may be doneafter the shell-section C has been sunk into the ground. In everyinstance the filling may be said to occur during the sinking operation.

When the to of the inner or first shell-section C has reac ed theground-line, on which the shell-sections are here Ashown as resting, itwill engage or interlock with the lower end of the second shell-sectionD and fdrawpit" into the ground, las shown in Fig. 2, thereby forming,with thevfirst shell-section, a continuous tapering shell or tube.VThesecond shellsection is filled at either one of the three times, asabove ex lained, and its top end will engage orinter ock with in likemanner the lower end of the third shell-section E and draw it into theground. This third shellsection is also filled with concrete or othersuitable filling, whereupon the pile, at this stage of formation,appears as shown in Fig. 3.

The fourth and last shell-section F, according to the presentillustration, remains, and

-this shell-section is itself engaged by the shell-section E and the'pile completed by the sinking and filling of such last shell inthemanner above described. To form a pile longer than theone hereindescribed, the length of the shell is increased section by section andthe ysame filled until the` desired shell-section may lrest thereon andbeflush i length of pile is obtained'. .These shell-sectiene, 'whichinny he nf nny enitehle height and f the proper number', accding to theanged aroll'rilltlie pipe nd tip B in estd or telesepic fashion.Moreover, While I have herein js'llown' lille shell-sections sind theornp'lelted s'hell of4 tube s, vcicliliil in iss- Section, yet it Willbe lintleistood tll'attliey y Iniy b 0f any desired shpe anddiinensi'onfs, lo depending pn the prtiell sll'zlp and siz'e of pilerequired.v y

The pile lfesliltingflon the pactice of my inetlid is solid and tapeiingone,- and in the y course Ofiline the s'hellsections', which aie l5intended frftei'npoitiy lise only, will rust or rot `awity. Thefluid-jet pip'e ena'isf iii the center of the pile andse'rves t6strengthen the saine, bu'tf, d'eirell, arrangement n'y be inede tewithdrew the pipe titer 'the pile is' ininiell. By efliiilleietv lveenteniplnte het finlyil Wn'te-jet but nii nii-ejet or (my billet jet@f fluid. i y lnneniiieh ne the filling@eeeiiis` it 'the tiineeienhe'tnntinlly the Shine tinieee the 25 sinking ofthe Shell,coinpetiyely thin 'shellmy be employed Witht ny da'nglei nf theenllnissingtheienf. y "lesent illntin fhefo pibyid ini the sinking' inany desired inniinei ef n ee.` ries fof shell-Sections @hanged tointerlnnk when lnngitiiilinelly extended te ieiin ,e eeniplete orn`etiiitiriiiijieshell orytlibe which is fill-eel with ,enitehleiilliiigineteiinl et the ele- Siieil tinie te ineke the pile pir-n ei,in the preis-ent iiiti'ince the slielllotilbe Iliein si-ink enne-eil tndeeeenileeetinn by `ee'etin'n, hy fluid-jettilng' and being filledduring the"` sink; ing nl eiiiytin'n, pieferebly nennen hy seetien.

1. The method 'o'f fbl'fniigf it' pile ensis'tiiig in eiiileingne` Shellenti filling sneh Shell with eeneiete ni the like anfingv the sinkingeiseretin; suglistiiiiti'ally as dcrlbjd; y Y

2. -ilheinethnd nf ieimingz e pile eeneis'ting 45 in sinking 'n taperingshellit'n the' grjd niee'nenf e llniti-jet end hlliiig eheh ehell witlieenerete er the like during the sinking hpeih: tien ejiihetentielly nedeeeiihed.

, 3, Theinetheiltiffriiiiiign iilleeiisistiiig in Sinking@ e belly ertil dfi wliiehis iiiieiiiieil n tipe-eine Siliell; 'filling-sii li Shellwith enneiete' inthe like tentieeieeideiekie ein etti hing eee-ehu Shellte thel niet ehell engel i it eilen with eeneieteehil eillli'ngi ehehegg end eeiitliiiiliin elhl;` iiintil the ije leniithef hile le hbteiiiegeiihetiiiitielly ne ne. eeillneil,` y,

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in erinnging ninnnd e hotly ni tip` te be sunk into the giund a sei'iesof taering se'cliio'i tdap'ted te telescope into eac ether and to "fmya; tapering shell oi1 tu'be, sinking Said tip 'Snheteniinlly iisileeeiiheil.

s. The heileffniinigepileeeiieietiiig iii-Sinking n bnily ni tifv eniyliieliie' menge-il 9e n shell, end fillingysiie' Shell with e enitehleifllli eiiniiltnneeiifsly withl the Sinking tion; s'llbslitially afsdes'eibtl.

The in'thll of fbrliilg pile c'ollsisli'g in einkinhy ineene efweter-jetting eli-eey ei tip en w Vieh ie arranged ehelhltittneliing'smother Shll ir shells to the lir'stshell e o'rding to 'theleii'th fpile qiiieiL iiiiil lfillig sind shells; Wlth sllble filler dliig'g theepeietinn ef einkingtlie tipK end shells; s'u'bjstiiiltilly 'tisdeeiribeili l 10. The method f fiing pilel iioiisistf ing ,in niiehgingeifeii'nil n lietlyni til t'te he iil'; e'eies f sectins' of 'a shell;vvllllleh 's'cf' tiene are iniengeil jte engine enelinthei tn forni ticontinuous shell, er tube, sinking" sitid ti end ehell-eeetiens Y byfhiiil-jetting, ,sind fi ling enieleliell in tnbe with e enitelilenllei; substantially asi deseri'bd.

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11. The iiiethed ei finig p iljepiisisting in sinking njsefiejs ofshells; end iilling` the iinie sliellubyshell dining the 'sinkingoperetiejn; sjnbsteiitielly ne vtl rilnedg 12; The inetliiid of f'nr iioiillfei dining the sinking the innerlntist zsh-e' if eind Sectie 13b andthereby extending the sections into a complete shell, and illing saidsections with a suitable iller.

16. The method of forming a pileconsisting in sinking, by iuid-jetting,a series of shell-sections, section by section, and filling the samewith a suitable filler.

17. A pile consisting of. a' shell and a suitable filler therein having.a conveying-passage extending longitudinall thereof.

18. A pile consisting of a s ell composed of a series oflongitudinally-distributed sections, and a suitable iiller thereinhaving a convey-V ing-passage extending longitudinally thereof.

19. A pile consisting of a shell, a suitable filler therein, and aAconveying-pipe in mechanical engagement with the lower end of saidshell, whereby the soil beneath said shell may be removed.

20. A pile consisting of a shell or covering composed of a pluraht ofnested sections adapted for longitudina distribution and interlockingengagement whenso distributed, and a suitable iller Within such shell.

21. A shell for piles comprising a plurality of nested' shell-sectionsarranged for interlocking engagement when longitudinally disp tributed,1n combination With means for effecting the removal of soil to permitlong;- tudinal distribution of the sections -in t e earth.

22. A shell for piles comprising a plurality of nested shell-sectionsarranged for interlocking engagement when longitudinally distributed, incombination with a conveyingpipe in mechanical engagement with theinnermost section whereby soil beneath said section may be removed toeffect longitudinal distribution of said shell-sections.

23. A shell for piles comprising a plurality of nested shell-sectionsarranged for interlocking engagement when longitudinally distributed, incombination with a tip connected to the innermost shell-section.

24. A shell for piles comprising a plurality of nested shell-sectionsarranged for interlocking engagement when longltudinally distributed, 1ncombination with a tip connected to the innermost shell-section, and

means of Huid-jetting.

25. A shell for piles comprising a plurality of nested shell-sectionsarranged for interlocking engagement when longltudinally distributed,y1n combination with a tip connected to the innermost section, and ajetpipe connected to and supplying a jet through the tip.

ALFRED A. RAYMOND.

Witnesses:

S. E. HIBBEN, Louis B. ERWIN.

